The 26-year-old daughter of former Plateau state Commissioner for Tourism, Mr. Peter Mwadkon (pictured), has been abducted by gunmen from her sister’s house in Kwata Community, Jos South Local Government Area.
Reportedly, the gunmen arrived at the community around 2 am, forcefully entered their home, and took the graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
According to Emmanuel Choji, a community member, the abductors have demanded a ransom of N5 million from the family.
“We are still in shock over the incident. This kind of thing should not be allowed to continue. How can gunmen arrive in a community and start shooting at residents without anything done to stop them? What happened, in this case, was that they just arrived in the community around 2 am on Tuesday. They broke into their house and whisked the young girl away. It was a boy that the gunmen initially kidnapped but they were later heard arguing among themselves after kidnapping the 10-year-boy, that they were sent to take a lady and not a boy. That’s how the girl became victim of their evil exploits. And I heard that they have made contact with the family after taking the girl away and were demanding that N5m should be paid before she will be released,” Mr. Choji described.
The State Police Command spokesperson, Mathias Tyopev, has confirmed the incident and stated, “Yes, we got the report of the gunmen attack in Kwata community. We are working with the family to secure the girl that was taken away during the attack.”